Idaho headed into its last home game of 2018 on the heels of six wins in eight games - all home affairs - from November 30 to December 21. The Steelheads' ninth and final home game of that stretch was their second in as many days against the Utah Grizzlies, and the Steelies needed to recover and respond to the 5-1 drubbing the Grizz placed on the club just the evening before.

WICHITA, Kan. - It was not pretty hockey from the Thunder inside INTRUST Bank Arena on Friday night as the Utah Grizzlies shut out Wichita, 4-0. The Thunder struggled to gain any momentum throughout the game, playing slow and nonphysical hockey.